Swedish Dream Cookies

These cookies are about the simplest things I can imagine making (next to good old American chocolate chip ones). No fancy equipment or exotic ingredients required here. They are crisp and melt in your mouth, in other words truly dreamy just as their name
suggests. I added just the tiniest bit of nutmeg to the dough which
isn't a pronounced flavor but adds to the buttery richness of the
cookie. They remind me of a brown butter cookie with their nutty
caramel-ly undertones but with none of the extra work required. They may just become my go-to, in a pinch cookie. And yours too.

1 2/3 cups all purpose flour

3/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg

1 tsp baking soda

8 tbs softened butter (1 stick)

1 1/4 cups cane sugar

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract or 2 tsp vanilla paste

1/3 cup canola oil

Preheat your oven to 300 degrees.

In a small bowl, stir together the flour, nutmeg and baking soda. Set aside.

In
a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until pale and
fluffy. Add in the vanilla and beat for another few seconds until
thoroughly mixed. Add the oil and stir together until smooth. Slowly stir in the flour mixture just until combined.

Portion the dough 1 tablespoon at a time into balls. Place the balls 2 inches apart on parchment lined baking sheets. Bake
the cookies one sheet at a time for about 25 minutes. The cookies will
crack on top slightly and be very pale golden brown. Cool on a wire
rack before serving.